The Orioles had a very quiet offseason marked by signing Duquette and manager Buck Showalter to long-term deals. They increased their payroll by approximately $20 million because of arbitration. But this left Duquette very little room to maneuver. A team that went from 93 losses in 2011 to 93 wins in 2012 did very little to continue the momentum.

If you were wondering, he has Toronto atop the list and the LA teams close behind.

Not much new ground covered here, but Duquette gives a pretty strong shout-out to the Baltimore fan base at the end:

The fans really got behind us, especially in August, September, and October — the playoff game against the Yankees was terrific. We're a hard-working, lunch-pail club. That's who we are. That's who the city is.

In it, A’s GM Billy Beane says he can see the Orioles replicating their success.

“There’s no reason they can’t do what they did again,” Beane says. “I can’t imagine they won’t, especially when they have some other young players coming. … I look at them as a team that will get better. I view Baltimore’s rise as great for baseball.”